I cast off my excuses
And traced my hand over the rough surface of my heart.

Stashed away in the cold locker room
Was an unfulfilled promise.

Reveal the truth of the darkness.
Tell me a reason I should live on in this frozen world.
The meaning of goodbye, the thoughts of others,
The melody we played out while passing each other by…
I must not run away; all I can do is move forward,
Even if this turns out to be a mistake.
Maelstrom of destiny, swallow my loneliness.
Wounds that can’t be erased, egoism that can’t be thrown away…

An unarmed heart,
Brandishing an armchair theory.

The thing that was worn away in the pointless repetition
Was this little bit of pride.

I shake myself free, and now I head for a world of pure white.
If I can change, it will dye even the darkness.
The goodbye quickly blends in among the memories.
From a mistake, I can derive the answer.

A personal doctrine that ignores right and wrong –
I come to know the constructed underhandedness.
Question “black and white”; question “the two-sided self”; distrust your own confidence.

Reveal the truth.
Tell me a reason I should live on in this frozen world.
The meaning of goodbye, the thoughts of others,
The irritation that built up while we passed each other by…
I must not run away; all I can do is move forward,
Even if this turns out to be a mistake.
Night of revolution, swallow my loneliness.
Wounds that can’t be erased, egoism that can’t be thrown away…

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5 thoughts on “M3 ~Sono Kuroki Hagane~ – ego-izm”

Hey there! Really appreciate your translating the recent la la lark songs ^ ^ I’m going to place the lyrics in the description of an ego-izm song video. It might not even matter ’cause copyrights, but I don’t mind trying. (my channel is really small, but who knows)

I like the arrangement from 2:10 to 2:15. The piano accompany the strings really well. But I don’t like the arrangement from 2:15 to 2:16. It feels so awkward hearing that. Maybe the drum kicks should be faster or the strings shouldn’t change the pitch too fast after the last drum kick.